US EditionTrump set to pardon former Tottenham owner, billionaire Joe Lewis
Joe Lewis pleaded guilty to insider trading and was fined $5 million; President Trump’s full pardon removes legal penalties for the British billionaire.
- On Thursday, US President Donald Trump will grant a full pardon to Joe Lewis, Matt Law of The Telegraph revealed, and The White House is due to publish it later.
- Last year, Joe Lewis handed ownership of Tottenham to the Lewis Family Trust and pleaded guilty to securities offences, avoiding prison with three years on probation.
- ENIC Group owns an 86.58% stake in Tottenham Hotspur, with Daniel Levy holding just under 30% of ENIC, and the Lewis family now runs daily operations following Levy's recent departure.
- The pardon will let Lewis re-enter the United States, where much of his family is based in Florida, a source close to the Lewis family said they were grateful and thanked US President Donald Trump.
- Amid reporting that age and lack of personal profit influenced the decision, The Athletic said Lewis’s age and no personal profit were factors, raising questions about legal penalties versus executive clemency.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Trump pardons former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis
President Donald Trump has pardoned Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur football club, the White House said Thursday. Lewis, the principal owner of a major investment fund, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2023 for providing confidential information about companies he interfaced with to his then-girlfriend and two pilots, which they profited from in stock trades. …
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British billionaire Joe Lewis is pardoned by Trump for insider trading and conspiracy crimes
British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Trump pardons Lewis in insider trading case
British billionaire Joe Lewis, who has significant business interests in Argentine Patagonia and other parts of South America, has been granted an official pardon by US President Donald Trump, it was confirmed Thursday. The measure came after Lewis, 88, pleaded guilty last year in New York to insider trading charges. He was subsequently sentenced to pay a US$5 million fine and serve three years of probation.
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